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Hot Stove Cool Music concert on June 21

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By Carrie Muskat
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CHICAGO -- Theo Epstein, Len Kasper and Peter Gammons will host the second annual Hot Stove Cool Music Chicago benefit concert on June 21 at Wrigleyville's Metro. Epstein, the Cubs' president of baseball operations, will be joined on stage by Kasper, the Cubs' TV play by play man, and Gammons, a Hall of Fame-honored baseball writer -- as well as feature ensemble performances by headliner Poi Dog Pondering.

Also scheduled to perform are the Parkington Sisters, Brede Baldwin and Kay Hanley, the former vocalist for Letters to Cleo. Epstein, Kasper and Gammons will perform alongside The Hot Stove All-Stars, featuring Jesse Dee, Local H's Scott Lucas, Will Dailey, Jimmy Chamberlin and special guests.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Chicago Cubs Charities and Epstein's "Foundation To Be Named Later."

Tickets go on sale Saturday at noon CT at metrochicago.com and the Metro Box Office located at 3730 North Clark Street, Chicago. General admission tickets are $50, with no service fees for cash purchases. VIP tickets will also be available at www.ftbnl.org.

In addition to the all-star music lineup, the evening will feature a number of special guests and a live and silent auction with signed sports memorabilia and priceless entertainment experiences.

Hot Stove Cool Music was founded in 2000 by Gammons and former Boston Herald sports writer Jeff Horrigan. The biannual event has raised more than $5.5 million for Theo and Paul Epstein's Foundation To Be Named Later and the Jimmy Fund. Foundation To Be Named Later was founded in 2005 by Epstein and his brother Paul as a means to create positive opportunities for disadvantaged children and families.

Nonprofit partner beneficiaries include the One Fund Boston 2013, The Chicago Children's Choir, City Year Chicago, Girls in the Game, Family Reach Foundation, Chicago Wapiti RFC, Late Night Peace Basketball League and Garfield Park Little League.